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Sexual selection in humans concerns the concept of sexual selection, introduced by Charles Darwin as an element of his theory of natural selection, [1] as it affects humans. Sexual selection is a biological way one sex chooses a mate for the best reproductive success.
Feb 1, 2016 · Sexual selection has been stronger in humans than is often assumed. • Ancestral men competed primarily through force and threat of force. • Ancestral women competed mainly through mate attraction. • Understanding sexual selection clarifies some human psychological sex differences.
- David Andrew Puts
- 2016
Evolutionary biologists have speculated that the loss of the baculum in humans may be due to sexual selection by human females. Because the human erection relies on a type of hydraulic pumping system, erection failure can be an early warning of certain health conditions.
Nov 8, 2017 · In humans, sexual selection shapes not only anatomical traits, but also cultural practices, such as clothing, jewellery, tattoos and other ornaments. Cultural practices can evolve much more rapidly than anatomical traits, and provide fascinating opportunities for testing hypotheses relating to the evolution of ornamentation more broadly.
- Michael Lawrence Wilson, Carrie M. Miller, Kristin N. Crouse
- 2017
Nov 11, 2017 · In humans, sexual selection shapes not only anatomical traits, but also cultural practices, such as clothing, jewellery, tattoos and other ornaments. Cultural practices can evolve much more rapidly than anatomical traits, and provide fascinating opportunities for testing hypotheses relating to the evolution of ornamentation more broadly.
- Michael Lawrence Wilson, Carrie M. Miller, Kristin N. Crouse
- 10.1098/rspb.2017.1320
- 2017
- 2017/11/11
Sexual selection is a mode of natural selection in which members of one biological sex choose mates of the other sex to mate with (intersexual selection), and compete with members of the same sex for access to members of the opposite sex (intrasexual selection).
He recognized two mechanisms of sexual selection: intrasexual selection, or competition between members of the same sex (usually males) for access to mates, and intersexual selection, where...
